Unaccountable

Saturday

Jun 22, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Unaccountable

To the editor: Eric Holder was found guilty of criminal and civil contempt of Congress in June 2012 for failure to provide documents related to Operation Fast & Furious, and 2 U.S. Code 192 states that this offense is “a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 and imprisonment in a jail for not less than one month nor more than 12 months.”

To the editor: Eric Holder was found guilty of criminal and civil contempt of Congress in June 2012 for failure to provide documents related to Operation Fast & Furious, and 2 U.S. Code 192 states that this offense is “a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 and imprisonment in a jail for not less than one month nor more than 12 months.”As Holder’s own “Justice” Department would have to produce the indictment for prosecution, no charges were filed. Holder is now suspect in signing off on a subpoena for secretly seizing a Fox News reporter’s emails. He is alleged to have previously claimed no knowledge of this before Congress. The solution — the Holder “Justice” Department should investigate Holder.Just recently, the all-powerful Internal Revenue Service blew off a congressional deadline for information related to targeting conservative groups seeking tax exemptions. When asked by Congress why he visited the White House, former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman replied in a totally contemptuous manner, “For the Easter Egg Roll with my kids.”A government that is unaccountable for its actions is very dangerous. One of the few means of accountability left is the ballot box. I just hope the IRS stays out of the voting process this election!Barry CoombsSaluda

To the editor: My wife and I are excited about moving to Hendersonville. With the area’s natural beauty, the city’s great downtown and the kind people we have met, it’s clearly a special place.But after six months of looking, we can’t find a house that’s right for us and our two golden retrievers.In many homes near Hendersonville, the main floor is a full story above the backyard. We would have to go up and down a flight of stairs every time we take them out back. This will be an increasingly serious problem as they age and have trouble with stairs.Adding to our frustration are the online real estate listings that often omit photos showing the back of the house and size of the backyard. That makes it hard for our agents to know if it is a house they should check. They have gone to homes all over the county when another photo or two would have saved them the trip.We currently have a large, fenced backyard, which the dogs love, and we’ll seek permission to build a 4-foot fence at the new house. We’ll keep looking until we find the right place for our entire family.Richard Labunski(richlab@aol.com)Versailles, Ky.

To the editor: You can now add the case of Nidal Hasan to the list of scandals that surround our president. He is the Muslim major who slaughtered 13 soldiers and wounded several more while screaming “Allah akbar.”The major has been residing in a jail cell for the past 3½ years drawing full pay. Meanwhile, because the Obama administration refuses to acknowledge it as an act of terrorism but insists that it was merely “workplace violence,” the survivors are denied purple hearts or supplemental pay for their injuries.It is plain that the mainstream liberal media want the first minority president to succeed, as I also did. But common sense has now shown that he is doing extreme damage to our country.We would not support a majority president doing these things, so what makes it imperative that we support a minority?Dale P. BowlinHendersonville